Julius Sundblom
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August Julius Sundblom (22 June 1865 – 23 August 1945) was an editor and politician in
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. Sundblom was born in Jomala, Åland. He founded '' Tidningen Åland'' in 1891, and was its editor-in-chief during 1891–1896 and 1921–1945. He was also editor-in-chief of '' Västra Nyland'' from 1895 until 1900, during which time he lived in
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. He was a member of the
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from 1907 to 1919, representing the
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(SFP). Following
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's declaration of independence in 1917, Sundblom became one of the leading figures of the Åland movement. The movement's goal of returning Åland to Sweden resulted in the Åland Crisis. Before the resolution of the crisis, Sundblom, along with Carl Björkman, was arrested by Finnish police and spent a few days in prison, accused of
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. On 2 September 1920, he was given a prison sentence of a year and a half, but he was pardoned by President Ståhlberg in October 1920. In 1922, Sundblom became the first Speaker of the Landstinget (later called ), which had been instituted in accordance with the Finnish Autonomy Act of 1920 as part of the solution to the Åland Crisis.


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1865 births 1945 deaths People from Jomala People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1907–1908) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–1909) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1909–1910) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1910–1911) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1911–1913) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1913–1916) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–1917) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–1919) Speakers of the Parliament of Åland Members of the Parliament of Åland Prisoners and detainees of Finland Recipients of Finnish presidential pardons {{Åland-bio-stub